Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Combat Racing / Automobile Sim
Combat Racing + Automobile Sim: 27 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 0 of 44 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 29% on the year before: 27 against 21.
- Big publishers: over 85% from majors or $40+ games
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 27 21 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 75 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 230 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.54xhits against expected | 0.54x to 1.00x | 44 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #5,465 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 44
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 0.0%
- Expected rate
- 5.8%
- Against expected
- 0.54x0.54x to 1.00x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
44 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $0
- Median
- $202
- Top tenth
- $3,706
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +29%
Parent tags
- Combat RacingGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Automobile SimGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Drive Me to Hell (opens the Steam store)2024 · 268 reviews, 89% positiveest. $11k
- Car Factory Empire (opens the Steam store)2025 · 48 reviews, 56% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Speed Demons 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 26 reviews, 92% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Short Oval Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 19 reviews, 94% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- PAKO 4 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 24 reviews, 87% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Mad Metal (opens the Steam store)2026 · 14 reviews, 64% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- KartMania Silver (opens the Steam store)2024 · 20 reviews, 85% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Barely Racing (opens the Steam store)2023 · 21 reviews, 85% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with Combat Racing
pairs with Combat Racing- Driving + Combat Racing$60730 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Combat Racing$60644 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
- Racing + Combat Racing$56468 launches priced, 116 releases in 12 months
- Action + Combat Racing$40549 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
- Combat Racing + 3D$27342 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Combat Racingno price53 releases in 12 months
More with Automobile Sim
pairs with Automobile Sim- First-Person + Automobile Sim$1,89130 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- Realistic + Automobile Sim$1,27437 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Immersive Sim + Automobile Sim$1,27431 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Driving + Automobile Sim$97180 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Automobile Sim$97192 launches priced, 151 releases in 12 months
- Sports + Automobile Sim$69830 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
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